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Exeter City face a trip to Halifax Town at The Shay on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Grecians will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 9 and win only 4 of the 17 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2004, the Shaymen carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 08 Oct | Exeter City | 4 - 2 | Halifax Town | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 05 Apr | Exeter City | 2 - 1 | Halifax Town | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Halifax Town | 2 - 1 | Exeter City | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Halifax Town | 2 - 0 | Exeter City | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Exeter City | 1 - 1 | Halifax Town | CONF |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 12 Jan | Exeter City | 0 - 0 | Halifax Town | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 18 Aug | Halifax Town | 1 - 1 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Halifax Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 4 to 2.
Exeter City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Halifax Town are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 57 points from 32 games. Exeter City's 50 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Halifax Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| Exeter City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Exeter City have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Halifax Town may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Halifax Town | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Exeter City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |